Quotes about Resilience

Getting to know God and being able to call on Him is the most important step in storing up for the storms.

Don't let the acids of bitterness eat away inside. Learn the secret of trusting Christ in every circumstance.

It is only the strong Christian family unit that can survive the coming world holocaust.

Christ never told his disciples that they would get an Academy Award for their performances, but He did tell them to expect to have troubles.

When troubles come may prayer be your automatic response.

TRUE HEROES are ordinary people, like You and Me, who have done EXTRA ORDINARY THINGS.

Bearing our cross does not mean wearing gunny sacks and long faces. Some people . . . wear the look of a martyr every time they hear criticism. Sometimes we deserve the criticism we receive; however, we are blessed only when men speak evil against us falsely for Christ's sake.

Persecution may wear an insulting face. Insults may come as a result of a Christian's lifestyle, which should be different from that of the secular world.

In a country where Christians were looked upon with suspicion and disfavor, a government leader said to me with a twinkle in his eye, "Christians seem to thrive under persecution. Perhaps we should prosper them, and then they would disappear.

No matter how hard we try, words simply cannot express the horror, the shock, and the revulsion we all feel over what took place in this nation on 9/11. My prayer today is that we will feel the loving arms of God wrapped around us, and will know in our hearts that He will never forsake us as we trust in Him.

The greatest hindrance to Satan's destructive efforts is our standing strong in the knowledge and fear of the Lord.

The way in which we react to hurts and disappointments influences the shaping of our personalities.